Main Entry: yearn
Pronunciation: yrn
Function: verb1: to desire eagerly2: to feel tenderness or sympathy - yearnˇernounsynonymsYEARN, LONG, PINE mean to desire something very much. YEARN suggests an eager desire along with restless, painful feelings <yearning to go home>. LONG suggests wanting something with one's whole heart and often striving to get it as well <longing to succeed as a writer>. PINE suggests that one grows weak while continuing to want something that one will never have <pining away for an absent friend>.